Lao General Secretary and President Bounnhang Vorachith welcomed in Hanoi

20:19 19/12/2017

PSNews – General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong hosted a solemn welcome ceremony for General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) and President of Laos Bounnhang Vorachith on the morning of December 19 at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi.

At the invitation of General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong and President Tran Dai Quang, Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) and President of Laos Bounnhang Vorachith is paying an official visit to Vietnam from December 19-21.

This is the second official Vietnam visit of the Lao leader during his tenure (2016-2021). It aims to reconfirm the Lao consistent foreign policy to attach special importance to preserving and promoting the great friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between Vietnam and Laos.

At the invitation of General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong and President Tran Dai Quang, Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) and President of Laos Bounnhang Vorachith is paying an official visit to Vietnam from December 19-21.

This is the second official Vietnam visit of the Lao leader during his tenure (2016-2021).

It aims to reconfirm the Lao consistent foreign policy to attach special importance to preserving and promoting the great friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between Vietnam and Laos.

The visit is also expected to strengthen solidarity and political trust between the two Parties and States, and creates an opportunity for the two sides to work on orientations to further boost the Vietnam-Laos relations.

In the history of international relations, the special relationship between Vietnam and Laos is a rare example of strong, loyal and effective ties between two peoples in the common struggle for national independence, freedom and social progress in each country.

The visit of Lao Party General Secretary and President Bounnhang Vorachith is taking place at a time when the Vietnam-Laos relations have been growing in all fields.

Vietnamese Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and Lao Party General Secretary and President Bounnhang Vorachith inspected the guard of honor at the welcome ceremony.

During the visit, in addition to official meetings and talks with leaders of the Party and State of Vietnam, Lao Party General Secretary and President Bounnhang Vorachith will attend a ceremony in Hanoi to close the Viet Nam-Laos Solidarity and Friendship Year 2017.

The Viet Nam-Laos Solidarity and Friendship Year 2017 is organized to celebrate the 55th anniversary of Vietnam - Laos diplomatic relations and 40 years since the signing of the Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation between the two countries.

After the ceremony, Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and Lao General Secretary and President Bounnhang Vorachith had talks in Hanoi.